I am scheduled for a tummy tuck and breast aug this month. My question is, I've noticed I have very large blue veins all across my hips and upper thighs. Does this cause in increased risk for me having surgery? Does it make it harder for my surgeon? I'm becoming so scared of anything going wrong that I keep looking at every possibility.
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Thank you for your question. I generally recommend waiting until all the swelling is down before engaging in sexual activity if it was just a breast lift. So typically two weeks would be fine. However, I would wait closer to six weeks with a mommy makeover as the abdominal region requires more...
You are treating this properly--except to remove the source of the problem! I have seen this in patients who wear their abdominal binder or elastic compression garment so tight is "folds" the skin and causes superficial skin loss. There was never an incision or scar here, but your photos...
You may be doing too much too fast. If you just started walking on the treadmill 2 days ago and are now speed walking, try slowing it down a bit. When you do too much to soon, you will get more swelling (fluid retention) which equals weight gain. It is good to walk, but I recommend my patients...
